Bottle Rocket Handbook – How to make Bottle Rockets
This handbook covers all topics starting from parachute designs, components and simulator results to formulas and algorithms required to create rockets.
The fundamentals in this book incorporates subjects such as stability and forces, which are the key to developing a winning design, because they eliminate the guesswork that would otherwise be required.
Once you understand the fundamentals, you will be able to look at your rocket, and spot areas for improvement, without using trial–and–error techniques.
The following points are covered in this handbook:
- Rocket Theory
- Ten Common Myths
- Five Critical Factors
- Forces
- Stability
- Center of Gravity and Center of Pressure
- Simulator Data
- Rocket Construction
- Fins
- Parachutes
- Parachute Deployment Systems
- More Parachute Tips
- Nosecones
- Mathematical Calculations
- Simulators
- Water Markings
- Stability Markings
- Rocket Material Weights
- Parachute Materials Chart
- Further Reading
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